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PROJECT 10073 RECORD CARD
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1. DATE |2 LOCATION 12. CONCLUSIONS
0 Was Balloon 7
25 Jul 59 Trondequoit, New York 0 Probably Balloon
4. TYPE OF OBSERVATION 0 Possibly Balloon
3. DATE-TIME GROUP
Local_1300 Ground-Visual Ground-Radar Was Aircraft
Probably Aircraft
GMT.. 251800z Jul 59 Air-Visual Air-Intercept Radar Possibly Aircraft
5. PHOTOS 6. SOURCE 0 Was Astronomical
Yes Probably Astronomical
4No Civilian 0 Possibly Astronomical
7. LENGTH OF OBSERVATION 8. NUMBER OF OBJECTS 9. COURSE OCXOther_UNIDENTIETED
0 Insufficient Data for Evaluation
0 Unknown
5-10 sec 7 N-E
10. BRIEF SUMMARY OF SIGHTING 11. COMMENTS
Brownish-black obj w/a white bubble in No conclusion was reached as to the
center. No sound. Edges in front seemed a cause of the sighting & the case is
little thicker than trailing edges. Shape carried as unidentified. Possibility
was roughly a "quarter-moon" w/a part trail- TE that obj was a meteor, however, this
ing off the trailing ,Obj had tremen- dows not account for the supposed
dous speed. maneuver & the anount of detail obtained
by the witness in the extremely short
duration that the obj was in sight.
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a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
28.2 How fast were you moying? miles per hour.
28.3 Did you stop at any time while you were looking at the object?
(Circle One) Yes No
29. What direction were you looking when you first saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North c. East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
30. What direction were you looking when you last saw the object? (Circle One)
a. North East e. South g. West
b. Northeast d. Southeast f. Southwest h. Northwest
from true North and also the number of degrees it was upward from the horizon (elevation).
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31.1 When it first appeared:
a. From true North degrees.
b. From horizon .. degrees.
31.2 When it disappeared: say
a.From true Nor th degrees. the
b. From horizon degrees. North.

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37. Was this the first time that you had seen an_object or objects like this?
(Circle One) Yes No
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42. Date you completed this questionnaire: Date you completed this questionnaire: Leptol Leptol6 (epit) (Sept) 1959
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SAFIS-gd/Maj Tacker/mhb/72291
2 September 1959
Dear Mr.
This is to acknowledge your undated letter concerning an
Unidentified Flying Object you sighted recently near Lake
Ontario.
Your letter contained insufficient data to allow a valid
conclusion. Therefore request you complete the inclosed Air
Force questionnaire in regard to this sighting and forward the
completed paper Air Force Technical Intelligence Center,
Wright-Patterson Ai Base, ,for analysis aluation.
Sincerely,
Inclosure Inclosure LAWRENCE J. TACKER
Major, Major, USAF USAF
Public Information Division
Office of Information Services
Mr MY
Rochester 9, New York Rochester 9, New York
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We request this personal information so that, if it is deered necessary, may contact you for
further details.
1. When did you see tho object?
Hour Minutes
25 1959
Juil (Circle One): or (P.M.)
Day Yoar A.M.
3. Tima zone:
(Circle Ona): a. Eastern (Circlo Ono):(a.) Daylight Saving
b. Contral Standard
c. Mountain
d. Pacific
o. Other -
Where when you sow the object?
Frendepupe Ien Lork deste
Postal Addresa City or Town Stator Country
Additional remarks:
5. Estimate how long you saw the object. 10tissecoris
Hours Minutes pocoaly possialy Seconds afew seiords a few seiovds
5.1 r t Question 5.
a. Certain c. Not very sure c. Not very sure
. Fairly certa in d. d. Just a guess
(Circle One): Bright daylight dJust a trace of daylight
Dull daylight No trace of daylight
c. Bright twilight i. . Don't remember
7.IF you saw the object during DAYL WILIGHT, or N, where was SUN located as you looked at
the object?
(Circle One): a. In front of you d. To your left
b.) In back of you e. Overhead
c. To your right f. Don't remember
ATIC FORM NO. 164 (13 OCT 54)

c. A block away?
ojaivet Sky. d. Soveral yards away?
. Other
11. Did the object: (Circle One for each question)
a. Appear to stand still at any time? Yos No Don't Know
b, Suddenly speed up and rush away at any time? Yos No Don't Know
c. Break up into parts or explode? Yos No Don't Know
d. Give off smoke? Yes No Don't Know
e. Change brightness? Yos No) Don't Know
f. Change shape? Yes No Don't Know
g. Flicker, throb, or pulsate? Yos No Don't Know
Did the object move behind something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, then tell what
it moved behind: lie
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Did the object move in front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud? Did the object move front of something at anytime, particularly a cloud?
(Circle One): (Circle One): Yes Yes No No Don't Know. IF you answered YES, than tell what
it moved in front of: _
14. Did the object appear: (Circle One): a. Solid? b. Transparant? c. Don': Know.
first
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a. Eyeglasses Yes o. Binoculars Yes No
b. Sun glasses Yes Telescope No
c. Windshield g. Theodolite Yes No
d. Window glass Yes No h. Other